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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially : exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller

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Auburn narrowly beat Texas to make Bruce Pearl the program’s all-time wins leader and should regain its No. 1 ranking next week barring a collapse at South Carolina. Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Chinese sovereign bonds have seen a strong rally since December, with 10-year yields plunging to all-time lows this month, dropping by about 34 basis points, according to LSEG data. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025 Both Luongo and Lundqvist are their respective franchise's all-time wins leaders. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 The Tigers are 9-8 all-time vs. the Commodores, boasting a perfect 7-0 mark at home. Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for all-time 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of all-time was in 1910

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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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